March 19, 2010
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It used to be e-mail spam, while annoying, wasn’t that harmful. Things have changed. During the last day I received e-mails promising that they contained news about March Madness; Sandra Bullock’s possibly misbehaving husband; and Michael Jackson’s estate making a … Continue reading
March 15, 2010
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Last week, Microsoft got yet another security black eye when a new, ready-to-be exploited IE security hole was revealed. This week, Microsoft is trying to redeem itself with a pair of quick fixes for the problem. The IE 6 and … Continue reading
March 12, 2010
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Is there a worse IT job in the world than being a Microsoft security fixer-upper? First, you have to deal with the fact that Windows itself is insecure by design. That’s bad enough. But, then when you do get something … Continue reading
March 10, 2010
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When I’m really, really bored at an airport, I’ll start looking around the local Wi-Fi networks with WireShark. This is an outstanding network protocol analyzer. Usually it’s used for checking out what’s really going on in your business network. Of … Continue reading
March 4, 2010
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Honest to God I don’t go around trying to pick on Windows for its security problems, but the hackers keep finding new ways to break into it. And, this time, they’ve found a doozie. Berend-Jan Wever, aka “Skylined,” a Google … Continue reading
March 2, 2010
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Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but yet another Internet Explorer security hole has been revealed. Is there no end to the ways that IE can be broken into? It doesn’t look like it! In this latest flaw, … Continue reading